A person wrapped up in himself makes a small package.

I hate war... for the dictatorships it puts in the place of democracies, and for the starvation that stalks after it.

A supremely religious man or woman is one who believes deeply and consistently in the veracity of his highest experiences. He has his hours in the cellar ... but he believes in the truth of the hours he spends upstairs.

Life asks not merely what you can do; it asks how much can you endure and not be spoiled.

Don't simply retire from something; have something to retire to.

Of all mad faiths maddest is the faith that we can get rid of faith.

Our power is not so much in us as through us.